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Author: Wang Yan
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The Eighth Route Army liberated the North China strategic city of Zhangjiakou from under the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders. Sha Fei documented the Zhangjiakou in the northern grasslands after the victory in the Anti-Japanese War with his camera, while Ai Qing sang odes to the "Red Capital" Zhangjiakou in verse after the war. It is a historical scene worth forever cherishing by the people of Zhangjiakou in the northern grasslands, a scroll recording the historical changes of Zhangjiakou after the victory in the Anti-Japanese War, and an authoritative version commemorating the 60th anniversary of the first liberation of Zhangjiakou. Sixty years ago, Zhangjiakou was a historical scene worth forever cherishing. The Eighth Route Army liberated the North China strategic city of Zhangjiakou from under the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders. Sha Fei documented the Zhangjiakou in the northern grasslands after the victory in the Anti-Japanese War. Ai Qing sang odes to the "Red Capital" Zhangjiakou in verse after the victory in the Anti-Japanese War. People of the people, art is eternal. It is not often that many Chinese poets sing the same song and write about the same city. It was the "Red Capital" in the northern grasslands and Zhangjiakou after the victory in the Anti-Japanese War that gave them passion. They also left behind artistic treasures worth cherishing and remembering for today's Zhangjiakou. Sha Fei's photographic works left us a Zhangjiakou filled with unforgettable historical moments, making us recall, remember, and savor. Ai Qing, on the other hand, used his verses to chant the Zhangjiakou after the victory in the Anti-Japanese War, unfolding a scroll of historical changes in Zhangjiakou and revealing the great significance of the birth and existence of the "City of the People." "People from all directions— / From countless villages / From various bases / From liberated villages / From various bases / From liberated areas." "Zhangjiakou— / The City of the People / The Beautiful City / The Happy City / The Glorious City!" On August 23, 1945, the Eighth Route Army liberated Zhangjiakou, a North China strategic city, from the hands of the Japanese and puppet forces, and the puppet "Mengjiang Government" supported by the Japanese invaders collapsed completely. This was the first provincial capital city seized by the Eighth Route Army from the Japanese since the Anti-Japanese War. After its liberation, Zhangjiakou became the headquarters of the Central Bureau of Shanxi-Jibei-Chaohai, the Shanxi-Jibei-Chaohai Border Region Military and Political, Cultural Organizations, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Movement League, serving as the political, military, and cultural center of the liberated area. Post-liberation Zhangjiakou not only achieved remarkable success in cultural construction, attracting worldwide attention, but also made significant achievements in industrial and agricultural production, urban construction, and cultural education, playing a unique role nationwide. It accumulated valuable experience for the Communist Party of China in managing large cities. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong attached great importance to Zhangjiakou, sending a large number of cadres from Yan'an. For a time, Zhangjiakou became the famous Yan'an and Shanxi-Jibei-Chaohai celebrity gathering in modern Chinese history, with a large number of cultural figures from Shanxi-Jibei-Chaohai and Yan'an gathering in Zhangjiakou. This magnificent cultural and artistic army instantly brought Zhangjiakou's literary scene to a prosperity never seen before, making it a world-famous "Cultural City" and earning it the nickname "Second Yan'an." Foreign journalists flocked to Zhangjiakou for interviews. Zhangjiakou was hailed as the "Model City of the East" by journalists from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and other countries.